Business Development Writer, Global Remote

Catholic Relief Services | CRS•United States,

5d•Remote

About The Position

Contribute to CRS’s mission of serving poor and vulnerable communities by developing compelling, donor-focused proposals that secure resources for high-impact programs. As a member of the global Business Development (BD) Support Team, provide surge support for strategic funding opportunities across the agency, partnering with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver competitive proposals. Serve as a specialized BD resource, with expertise in proposal writing, positioning, and messaging.

Requirements

Exceptional writer with expert command of English grammar and AP style. Familiarity with Associated Press Stylebook.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and ideas in compelling, audience-focused prose.
Ability to learn and write about a broad range of technical sectors.
Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking and problem-solving skills, with a capacity to both see the big picture and give attention to detail.
Strong communication and relationship management skills.
Demonstrated ability to contribute as part of a team to produce high-quality deliverables under tight deadlines.
Fluency in oral and written English required.
Must be willing and able to travel internationally approximately 35% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Ability to write proposals in Spanish, French, or another common institutional donor language a plus.
Working ability in French or Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead writer for concept notes, expression of interests, and proposals. Develop technical narrative outlines and draft proposal sections with input from the technical design lead and other proposal team members. Ensure local context and knowledge is fully reflected in proposal products.
Collaborate with the proposal coordinator, technical design lead and sector leads, other proposal team members and stakeholders, including partners, to develop well-written, well-organized and cohesive concept notes, expressions of interest and proposals aligned with donor requirements and CRS standards.
Participate in design workshops and other proposal strategies, support the explanations and review of activities and synthesize inputs from various data sources and stakeholders.
Manage communications with the technical design lead and proposal coordinator throughout the proposal development process to ensure expectations are aligned and deadlines are met.
Serve as editor for complex technical proposals, editing in accordance with AP and CRS house style, focusing on improving readability by shortening sentences, eliminating redundancies, rearranging sentences to improve transitions and clarifying exhibits and references.
Support other writing/editing tasks (including reports, donor facing marketing material, executive communication, etc.), less than 10% of the time.
Develop key proposal writing tools and resources, including guidance, training materials and internal and external capacity statements, to support the wider CRS BD Community of Practice.
In collaboration with other writers in the BD and Donor Engagement and Support Team, lead the development and updating of CRS’ Write to Win guidance and associated trainings.
Serve as an active member of the CRS Writer Community of Practice, collaborating on joint projects and deliverables, supporting other members with guidance and attending relevant meetings.
Support BD KML initiatives and updating as related to proposal writing.